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You have done your best to secure your home with a home alarm system, but it never crossed your mind that your garage is part of your home and may need to be secured too - that is until now. While a good home security company can tell you right away that a garage is one of the most vulnerable places in your home to a burglar, we will assume that somehow it got overlooked. Maybe your garage was added on after your home alarm system was installed and that is why it is not protected - either way the question has come up and it is here you will find the answer.

Yes, your garage needs to be secured by a home alarm system! Nearly 93% of homeowners have a garage in their home. An experienced burglar is aware of this and knows that one of the weakest points in your home is your garage door. Not only does an open garage door give a burglar easy access, but it also gives him an easy place to hide.

 

While you may have heard a garage poses too harsh of an environment for a home alarm system; you should not have any problems if your home security company uses the right equipment. Now alarm devices are much more technologically advanced and can be adjusted for harsh conditions. If you currently have a home alarm system, contact a home security company and see about getting your garage added to your system. Depending on what type of home alarm system you have, you may be able to just add your garage to your existing system. If you cannot, find out what options you have to secure your garage. Make sure, however, that one of those options is to have a home alarm system installed. You do not need a separate home alarm system for your home and garage, unless of course you want one. You can have your garage added to your existing home alarm system. That is if your existing home alarm system is capable of handling your garage.

 

If you are worried about exiting through your garage door and setting off your alarm, speak to your installer about getting the correct delay time programmed on your garage door. This is a very simple step to do and only takes a few minutes. As far as devices, you can really get by with just protection on your garage overhead door as well as any other perimeter areas in your garage. You do not necessarily need to get a motion detector installed. It is possible that in a harsh environment like a garage, rodents and other factors can cause problems with motion detectors - no matter what device was used and what settings have been adjusted.

 

If for some reason you cannot add your garage to your existing home alarm system or maybe you have a detached garage, inquire about getting a separate home alarm system installed on your garage only. Nowadays they are more easy to use, and some home security companies even offer remotes to arm and disarm your alarm so you can exit out of your garage. Whatever you do, however, do not leave your garage unprotected. If your garage has been left unprotected for a long time, you can consider yourself lucky to not have had a problem. You don't want to become a burglary statistic, so inquire about an upgrade on your existing home alarm system, or purchase a new home alarm system to get your garage protected today.